Twelve months ago she hit the mark, overcoming her teammate Claudia Mandia in the final and winning her second indoor flag in the curved specialty after the one she won in 2017 in Bari. archery-jean-charles-valladont-holds-his-ticket-for-tokyo/” title=”Archery: Jean-Charles Valladont holds his ticket for Tokyo”>Lucilla Boari is therefore called upon to defend the Scudetto in the 49th Italian Indoor Shooting Championships with the arch, scheduled from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th February in Rimini Fiera pavilions B5-D5. In short, she will have many eyes on her, all the more so after the historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, the first female for Italy in this sport.
“The success in the last edition was unexpected, since we were working particularly in the perspective of games – recalls the athlete of the Fiamme Oro, the sports group of the State Police – and for this very reason the satisfaction was greater. In light of the calendar, indoor competitions are usually placed in a period in which we sustain certain significant and targeted loads in view of the outdoor season, on the distance of 70 meters, but this year the week before the Tricolors there are the indoor Europeans. in Lasko, Slovenia, for which we are dedicating more attention in the preparation phase to these two important indoor events in February. In any case, whether indoors or outdoors, the habit of competing and engaging in direct confrontations with the management of the psychological aspect that accompanies these challenges is always useful. The most formidable rivals for the title? Certainly the other blue, starting with Tatiana Andreoli, winner in 2020, who is at ease in indoor trials. Enza Petrilli, silver at the Japanese Paralympics, also has high potential, although I believe she will be involved in those dates at the Para Archery World Championships in Dubai. In any case, the discussion is more open than it might seem, given that often in the indoor Italians there are those who know how to pull the rabbit out of the hat, giving surprising results “.
Born on March 24, 1997 in Mantua, Lucilla began archery since she was 7, following the example of her father Antonio. To continue practicing this discipline, at the age of 16 he left his country, Rivalta sul Mincio, to move to Cantalupa, in the province of Turin, where the federal center is located. At just 19 he participated in his first Olympics, those held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, touching the podium in the team test (4th place together with Claudia Mandia and Guendalina Sartori) but coming out in the first round in the individual test. The personal redemption then came in 2018 with the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, which was followed the following year by the individual silver at the European Championships in Minsk. And then the exploit in Tokyo 2020, when with a great path she managed to get on the third step of the podium giving the first medal in history to the women’s bow: “Wake me up, because this is a dream and I don’t believe it yet”, his first hot comment.
“That result definitely marks a turning point in my career – recognizes Boari – and even if I am more inclined to look forward, I cannot deny that I have seen the images of the two days of competition in Tokyo several times, reliving the special emotions that accompanied those moments. For the women of our movement, this first Olympic medal counts a lot, because it opens up a tiring path. Honestly, I couldn’t ask for anything better after the team medal had just faded in Rio. Paris 2024? Well, another Olympic medal is everyone’s dream… ”.
On the Adriatic coast, in the review organized by the Arco Club Riccione in synergy with the regional Fit Arco committee in full compliance with the anti-Covid protocols, almost 2,000 archers are expected, practically double than usual given that for the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Federation (1961-2021) it was decided to involve a greater number of participants in the indoor Tricolor. “The Italians are always characterized by striking numbers, also because they have to compete in all categories, from the Boys to the Masters. And it is nice for us to see the joy of the youngest in being able to find themselves in the same context with their idols as athletes “, admits the blue, who recently received the” nomination “for the Italian Sportrait Award 2022 (the delivery of the award will take place in the spring).
Speaking of the year that has just begun, the Mantuan athlete has clear ideas in terms of goals. “Since there are no World Cups or international competitions that offer Olympic cards, I aim to express myself at my best in the stages of the World Cup to qualify for the Finals. Only in 2017, in Rome, where the host country was entitled to a representative, was I able to be the protagonist of that event. For this reason – concludes Lucilla Boari – I promised myself to reach those positions in the ranking that allow me to be among those who will shoot the arrows at the end of the year in the key appointment of the circuit ”.
